Greek Proverb of the Day

Here is today's proverb from the blog with a LOLcat and vocabulary too! This is a repeat of a proverb you've seen before, but the vocabulary list is new. The vocabulary links go to Logeion.

Ἅμαξα τὸν βοῦν ἕλκει.

• ἅμαξα
• τὸν, from ὁ.
• βοῦν, from βοῦς.
• ἕλκει, from ἕλκω.

Ἅμαξα τὸν βοῦν ἕλκει.

The cart is pulling the ox.

Compare the English saying: "Don't put the cart before the horse."

And here's a quiz covering the past five cats (answers at the blog only, not in the email):

Ἡφαίστειος ______.

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Ἡφαίστειος δεσμός.

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Ἅμαξα τὸν _______ ἕλκει.

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Ἅμαξα τὸν βοῦν ἕλκει.

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Γλυκὺς ἀπείρῳ ______.

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Γλυκὺς ἀπείρῳ πόλεμος.

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______ αἰδοῦ.

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Πρεσβύτερον αἰδοῦ.

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Ἀεργοῖς ______ ἑορτά.

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Ἀεργοῖς αἰὲν ἑορτά.

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And to finish up, here's a random LOLCat too:

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